Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health at Kampala International University is primarily concerned with the promotion of health and the assessment of Health care delivery. Health and development studies are therefore aimed at providing research training and outreach services that focus on the needs of local communities.

The programme is tailored to various public and community health priority areas thus allowing a wider range of choices for students with different backgrounds. The mission of the program is to improve the standards of health of people by training Public Health Specialists.

Courses are designated as prerequisite (P), Core(C) or specializing Track (ST) courses. Prerequisite courses are taken to remove deficiencies before starting the regular program.

To earn the MPH degree a student must satisfactorily complete between 49 -52   units of full-time course work, which includes 6 units of Thesis research as per the specialized track.

Core courses

1. Epidemiology I
2. Foundations of Public Health
3. Biostatistics 1
4. Research Methods
5. Leadership and Management
6. Public Health Ethics and Research
7. Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
8. Environmental and Occupational Health

Track courses:

Track one: Management of Health Systems

1. Health Economics and Finance
2. Health Policy and Management
3. Health Communication and Informatics
4. Health Care System and Public Health
5. Maternal and Child Nutrition
6. Public Health Seminar and Field Workshop
7. Health Psychology and Counseling
8. Research Thesis

Track 2: Epidemiology and Disease Prevention

1. Applied Epidemiology 2
2. Interventional Epidemiology Methods/ Clinical Trials
3. Biostatistics 2
4. Environmental Toxicology and Health
5. Public Health Seminar and Field Workshop
6. Demography and Population Dynamics
7. Qualitative Data Analysis
8. Food Borne Risk Analysis
9. Research Thesis

Track 3: health Promotion and International Health

1. Health Communication and Information Systems
2. Monitoring and Evaluation
3. Public Health as A Team Sport
4. Globalization and Health
5. Health Policy and Management
6. Emergency Preparedness
7. Public Health Seminar and Field Workshop
8. Economic Evaluation and Decision-Making In Health
9. Business Planning for Public Health
10. Research Thesis